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Scaffolding, traffic chaos as Rome readies for pope's Jubilee

by Clément Melki - November 25, 2024 - 8:36am

Rome is undergoing a facelift for the pope's 2025 Jubilee celebrations, but a month before it starts, much of the Eternal City remains a building site.

Women priests secretly ordained in the shadow of the Vatican

by Clément Melki - October 21, 2024 - 10:34am

On a barge on Rome's River Tiber, a stone's throw from the Vatican, Loan Rocher was "ordained" in a secret ceremony in defiance of the Catholic Church's ban on women deacons and priests.

Pope Francis to meet sexual abuse victims in Belgium visit

by Clément Melki - September 27, 2024 - 1:53pm

Pope Francis is expected to meet Belgian victims of clerical sex abuse on Friday as he embarks on a three-day visit to the country partially overshadowed by the Catholic Church's dark past.

Sporting a feathered headdress, Pope finds 'Eden' in Papua New Guinea

by Clément Melki - September 8, 2024 - 6:21pm

Pope Francis visited a remote jungle-flanked community in Papua New Guinea Sunday, where he urged an end to violence, and "superstition and magic" that tarnishes a place he likened to Eden.

Pope Francis' grueling tour gets into full swing in Indonesia

by Clément Melki - September 4, 2024 - 9:55am

Pope Francis was set to meet Indonesia's president on Wednesday after the 87-year-old appeared in good health and strong spirits when he arrived in the Muslim-majority nation to launch a grueling tour of the As...

Pope arrives in Muslim-majority Indonesia to start Asia-Pacific tour

by Clément Melki - September 3, 2024 - 4:56pm

Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old's papacy.

At 87, pope defies expectations with epic voyage

by Clément Melki - August 30, 2024 - 10:51am

By embarking aged 87 on the farthest journey of his papacy, Pope Francis is doing something some believed impossible -- and seeking to silence those who doubt his ability to fulfil his role.

Pope Francis meets women prisoners in Venice, first trip in months

by Clément Melki - April 28, 2024 - 4:45pm

Pope Francis on Sunday visited a prison for women in Venice ahead of a mass in the watery city representing the 87-year-old pontiff's first trip outside Rome for seven months.

Pope Francis heads to Venice in first trip for months

by Clément Melki - April 28, 2024 - 9:58am

Pope Francis will visit Venice on Sunday, his first trip outside Rome in seven months, which will be closely watched amid concerns over the 87-year-old's fragile health.

Pope Francis pleads for peace in Easter message

by Clément Melki - April 1, 2024 - 9:03am

Pope Francis urged the world to resist "the logic of weapons" in his Easter message at the Vatican on Sunday, easing growing health fears as he greeted thousands of Catholics.

Pope Francis presides over Easter Sunday Mass

by Clément Melki - March 31, 2024 - 5:28pm

Pope Francis on Sunday gave Easter Mass with tens of thousands of Catholics at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City before his traditional blessing, as concerns persist over his health.

Catholics gather to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass

by Clément Melki - March 31, 2024 - 11:04am

Tens of thousands of Catholics will gather Sunday at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City to hear Pope Francis give Easter Mass and a traditional blessing.

Pope Francis pulls out of Easter event at last minute

by Clément Melki - March 30, 2024 - 9:44am

Pope Francis pulled out of a key Easter ceremony at the last minute on Friday, reigniting concerns about the 87-year-old's increasingly frail health.

Pope kicks off Christmas celebrations in shadow of wars

by Clément Melki - December 25, 2023 - 9:00am

Pope Francis on Sunday kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel's war on Hamas and Russia's invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world's favourite holidays.

Pope Francis appoints 21 new cardinals to fill highest ranks of Church

by Clément Melki - October 1, 2023 - 10:55am

Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from the four corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indispensable to the future of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis to appoint 21 new cardinals, looking past the West

by Clément Melki - September 30, 2023 - 11:22am

Pope Francis will on Saturday elevate 21 clergymen from all corners of the world to the rank of cardinal -- most of whom may one day cast ballots to elect his successor.

Pope winds up Portugal visit with big outdoor Mass

by Clément Melki - August 6, 2023 - 5:34pm

Around 1.5 million people attended the service at the Parque Tejo park on the outskirts of the Portuguese capital, the Vatican said.

Pope's vigil in Portugal draws 1.5 million pilgrims

by Clément Melki - August 6, 2023 - 9:42am

The Argentine pope urged the crowd to "pick themselves up" whenever they suffer a setback in life.

Pope Francis presides Way of Cross ceremony at youth festival

by Clément Melki - August 5, 2023 - 1:26pm

Pope Francis presided over a Way of the Cross reenactment at a Lisbon park on Friday before hundreds of thousands of flag-waving pilgrims, part of a global Catholic youth festival.

Pope health in focus ahead of global Catholic festival in Lisbon

by Clément Melki - August 2, 2023 - 12:03pm

Pope Francis heads to Lisbon Wednesday, where a million youngsters from across the world are expected for a major Catholic festival, held as the Church reflects on its future.

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